Thread: Double plunge lines?

Originally Posted by markjeffrey

Please go easy on me, I'm new to razors. But whyyyy do some razors have a double plunge line??

Now that i know what it is i can give my opinion. I really would prefer the no shoulder blade. easier to hone and for me easier to use.

Originally Posted by rhensley

Now that i know what it is i can give my opinion. I really would prefer the no shoulder blade. easier to hone and for me easier to use.

Yup, I am with you 100% on that. Love a shoulderless blade for honing and for shaving with especially when using the heel.

Bob

Originally Posted by rhensley

Now that i know what it is i can give my opinion. I really would prefer the no shoulder blade. easier to hone and for me easier to use.

A properly ground razor with double plunge lines should be as easy to hone as a shoulderless blade, because the shoulders should not normally touch the stone, though admittedly it is usually a close call. That said, they only serve a purpose on full hollow razors.

Mind you, with a bit of practice, the existence of the shoulder lines should not have any effect on how you hone the blade.

Even with a shoulderless grind one has to be mindful of the fact that if you draw a perpendicular line up from the end of the cutting edge at the heel, you will be into the tapered part of the shank face. At least that's how it is on my two shoulderless blades
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